The 2005 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Steve Patton in his ninth-year as head coach, the Runnin' Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the Big South. Gardner–Webb played home games at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.
| 2005 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Big South Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (2–2 Big South) |
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| Home stadium | Ernest W. Spangler Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Coastal Carolina + | 3 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern + | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | Union (KY)* | W 65–12 | ||||
| September 10 | Belhaven* |
| W 54–7 | |||
| September 24 | 1:30 pm | Tennessee–Martin* |
| L 28–31 | 2,600 | |
| October 1 | 2:00 pm | at No. 7 Furman* | L 31–48 | 10,127 | [1] | |
| October 8 | 6:00 pm | No. 8 Hampton* |
| L 21–52 | 2,750 | [2] |
| October 15 | 3:30 pm | at No. 15 Coastal Carolina | L 31–34 OT | 6,024 | ||
| October 22 | 12:00 pm | at VMI | W 55–52 3OT | 5,845 | ||
| October 29 | 6:00 pm | Liberty |
| W 21–16 | 2,100 | |
| November 5 | 1:30 pm | Charleston Southern |
| L 7–38 | 3,800 | |
| November 12 | at Savannah State* | W 31–21 | ||||
| November 19 | Wofford* |
| L 42–56 | |||
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References
edit- ^ "Paladins roll past Bulldogs". The Greenville News. October 2, 2005. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hampton 52, Gardner–Webb 21". The Charlotte Observer. October 9, 2005. Retrieved June 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Schedule 2005". ESPN. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ "2005 Football". Gardner–Webb University. Retrieved July 31, 2024.